A fantastic left-hand drive BMW 325i Coupe for sale. A 2500cc straight-six with a 'no expense spared' history, fitted with: cruise control, traction control, electric windows and sunroof, full black leather interior, Blaupunkt stereo, remote alarm/immobiliser, on-board computer and more! A great car, looked after by ourselves for the last 10 years - this really is a very rare, extremely tidy example!

A new shape Ford Galaxy Ghia TDCI for sale. A 2000cc turbo-diesel model which is in immaculate condition, this 7-seater has: factory SatNav, CD, individual climate control, rear privacy glass and cruise control plus much more! The perfect family car with masses of space and excellent fuel economy from its 2.0 litre diesel engine matched to a 6-speed gearbox.

An ultra low mileage Suzuki Grand Vitara for sale. A 1600cc 16v 3-door model which is virtually unused in 5 years, with just 2,965 miles on the clock - so the condition is obviously very good!!! Great opportunity to get a nearly new car, for a fraction of it's new cost.

If you need to contact us about any of our cars for sale (viewings strictly by appointment only) or if you require quality vehicle servicing, repairs or maintenance (our usual opening times are 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday) please contact us using these details...

A very straight Volvo V70 2.5 Estate for sale in great condition, proving how well built and reliable Volvo's are. This example has a full black leather interior (heated), with remote central locking, electric windows and 12 months MOT. These ever popular estate cars have a vast boot and seat 5 adults in comfort. It'salso just benefitted from a fully rebuilt cylinder head, service and cambelt. The super smooth 5-cylinder, 20v engine and automatic gearbox make for a relaxed, easy way to get around!

1) The theme (and title) of the piece was Car scrappage scheme 'unpopular' stating that 70% of respondants said the scheme was not generous enough - well, I'm supprised that wasnt 100% - can it ever be generous enough ;-)

2) ...overall 81% said they would not be taking advantage of it. Does this mean 19% are going to take advantage of the scheme? If it does, that would make it very popular in my book - and a big surprise too!

For the sake of the stories 'shock value' they have no doubt failed to breakdown the 19% figure fully, into 'Yes, I will take up the offer' and 'I don't know'.

It goes on to quote a lady considering the scheme to buy a new £21K Volvo to replace her current 13 year old one, which is of course rarely going to happen - as the schemes allowance is not on a sliding scale linked to purchase price, so realistically, the best deals (and greatest % discount) will always be on the cheapest of cars - hence Nissan's annoucement this week, that it will be increasing production of it's cheaper models (Micra, Note and Qashgai cars) to cope with demand when the UK Car Scrappage Scheme goes live on 18th May 2009!

A very well maintained Audi A6 Estate for sale with a full service history. As with most german estate cars, it has aged very well and still looks up-to-date alongside newer versions. Spec includes; individual climate control, Audi 'Symphony' 6 disc CD multichanger, Audi alarm and immobiliser, electric windows and mirrors, 17" Audi alloys with very recent tyres, huge boot with load cover and optional factory roof rails. Mot until end of April 2010, and maintained by us for the last 3 years...

We have details of more used cars for sale arriving very soon, including a Black Audi A6 estate with climate control and Audi's Symphony CD multichanger system, a Mitsubishi Shogun 4wd, a Ford Focus and a Volvo V70 estate with a full leather interior.

A stunning example of this 4 wheel drive supercar! In deep metallic blue, this Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 comes with full service history, in original / unmodified condition with the exception of the 17" alloys.

So finally, after much speculation the Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced details of the UK Car Scrappage Scheme, offering a £2,000 discount on those scrapping a car registered on or before the 31st July 1999 - when buying a new car.

But what will this acheive?

The car manufacturer's have been heavily discounting new cars over the past year or so, in the face of a huge fall in demand (which has only increased the value of nearly new cars due to their lack of availability and the lower recent production levels) but can they afford to cut more? As I understand it, the government is only covering half of the £2,000 discount, with the manufacturers required to find the other half.

Preliminary data from the continent seems to suggest that similar schemes have worked there, although it should be bourne in mind that the price of comparable new cars is also cheaper in France and Germany, so more attractive there in the first place!

It also seems a little contradictory, that the original premise of such a scheme was on environmental grounds, attempting to get more 'polluting' and 'dirty' older cars off the roads, in favour of newer, more efficient cars. But the environmental lobbyists calls for the £2,000 discount to only apply to purchases of new 'eco' type vehicles with hybrid electric engines has been ignored.

I find this a little troubling, and feel I need to do more research into this. Why? Well, how much production energy/raw material/transportation damage is done when producing the average new car - compared to continuing to service, maintain and use a 10 year old car over the same, say 10 year period, before the new car is also 'scrap'???

My initial hunch, is that continuing to use the 'old car' would be more environmentally friendly!

So if the scheme is not actually anything to do with helping us save the planet - it must be just about saving the necks of the large car manufacturers like Ford, GM and VW - who have been over-producing and over supplying for many years.

Is the final conclusion, that we are now just bailing out the car manufacturers with more public money due to their poor business models, just like the bankers??? Is trying to twist the arms of the consumer, into borrow more money to buy new (rather than continue with their old car) the right thing to try to achieve - just after the debt bubble has burst???

Personally, I dont see this scheme acheiving much for anyone - if you currently drive a 10 year old car, are your the sort of person that is likely to buy new anyway?